It's easy to fall prey to the belief that we want the things, goals, activities, people that we want because it defines us, because we free-willingly come up with these ideas, or destiny brings us to desire these. Whatever explanations people can come up with, there are a few points that can explain all our... Continue Reading →
The real reason why Finland tops everyone at PISA tests
Almost a decade ago, two researchers wanted to know why is it that despite Finland and Norway had very similar education systems, Finland thrived in PISA tests, yet Norway fell to the OECD mean. Norway had been the only Nordic country that had even fallen below that mean in 2005. Another peculiarity was that the... Continue Reading →
THE CERBERUS OF CONSCIOUSNESS – THE GUARD OF AWARENESS
This is the paper I wrote in Leiden for the Consciousness course. Introduction Will Stephen Hawking be conscious still if he loses control over his last healthy muscle? Most people who are acquainted with his thoughts would definitely agree that he will still be conscious, but locked in as if guarded by the multi-headed dog... Continue Reading →
Sunflower faces
I have expressed my dislike about the Netherlands enough. It's about time to share my appreciation to the things I truly liked and actually miss. Simple statistics. I like to meet new people and I admit to going to a lot of tinder dates. Yeah, I might be a weirdo. What a great way to... Continue Reading →
One hundred minutes of rain per day
A few years ago I went to Istanbul with the ERASMUS+ study programme. That semester was one of the best times of my life - you travel, party, discover yourself and the world, devour inspiration from history and the nature. I thought that my second Erasmus should be something different that it should be about... Continue Reading →
About relationships, again
Many people have mentioned me their judgments about students going abroad for a semester and immediately finding themselves lovers or partners for life. They have expressed their concerns that "youth nowadays cannot just enjoy life, they must partner up the moment they experience freedom" indicating that they think it's wrong that people - statistically more... Continue Reading →
Why are you conscious?
Susan Blackmore asks the cuestion "Are you conscious now?" in her "Consciousness - an introduction" over and over again, making you eventually remember to ask that from yourself a few times per day. How can I know I'm conscious? How does it feel to be conscious? What's the difference between consciousness and focus? What the... Continue Reading →
When you feel like $#!7
Nod if you've ever felt down. Emotional rollercoasters in the negative are philosophized to be good and even necessary for being able to appreciate and enjoy the peak experiences and moments of joy - pure or not. However, whenever those lows hit, the last thing in most of our minds is appreciating the different experience.... Continue Reading →
Study, study, study…
When it comes to textbooks, what most people recall is dull texts of how some author says how things are, and reading through them holding onto your chair as if otherwise you'd take off like a rocket - they're that bad. At least the school ones. However, there's one explicitly recommendable one I stumbled upon... Continue Reading →
The link between bad leadership and conspiracy theories
You enter life knowing little about the world around you. You start off by controlling others to control your environment, meanwhile learning what your body can do and how basic physics such as gravity work. You learn to communicate. Through communicating and testing physical boundaries you form the first understanding of what is this wonderful... Continue Reading →
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